Chippernut Electronic Kits - Chippernut DIY Automotive

Chippernut Goes Vertical

4/13/2020

The applications for an inexpensive shift light never stop to amaze! Treeline Helicopters out of Virginia, USA use the Chippernut Shift Light v3.1 in their Aerial Saw Vegetation Management equipment. The shift light is incorporated in the top part of the saw unit using a custom LED enclosure for easy visibility from the helicopter. This allows for easy, visual management of engine RPM. The folks at Treeline Helicopters were kind enough to send me photos and video.

Now that's a saw!

3D Printed Hole Guide

4/13/2020

For those of you with an unassembled Shift Light Kit, below you'll find a 3D printable drill guide for the rotary encoder on the clear cover. Hopefully this will make locating and drilling that hole easier.

shiftlight_3-1_drill_guide2.zip
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9.94 Second Chippernut

5/9/2019

Shout out to Sara, Steve, and Barry from across the pond! They shared a video of their 9.94 second Mustang GT drag car sporting the latest Chippernut Shift Light prominently displayed.

From Sara, Steve, Baz with the Gecko Drag Race Team: "We are now very happy with the fast xfi 2.0 ECU now pushing the 4.6 litre (as we brits measure the engine) 2 valve modular v8 ford mustang gt with a 5 speed manual tko gearbox with face plated gears and the latest chippernut shift light into the nines. 9.94 seconds is the PB so far!

People can follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Thanks for sharing!!

Introducing the ChipperKit

8/21/2018

We're excited to announce a new product that will create opportunities to develop new ideas and inventions; the ChipperKit development pack. Now, you might be thinking, "Oh great, another Arduino Nano development board." Well, you're right. Except this one comes with something no other development board has; a perfectly fitted, water-resistant enclosure and a whopping 1.5A (5V) integrated power supply. You'll have plenty of space and power to make basically anything. This kit also features a neatly labeled circuit board, expansion holes, power regulation, and circuit protection. The prototyping holes (with 0.1in, 2.54mm spacing) are not all directly connected to the Arduino pins - meaning you can place components in any physical configuration.

You can add buttons, encoders, sensors, displays, batteries, and more. The kit also comes with 25 proto-wires to get you started. We were able to put the Chippernut Shift Light circuitry on the development board with push-buttons as an example (see pictures above). The ChipperKit is immediately available for purchase in the store. Check it out!

ChipperKit Arduino Nano Development Kit with Enclosure

$19.99 - $29.99

Choose your own adventure! This Arduino Nano development kit comes with a Nano, custom Chippernut protoboard, headers, wires, standoffs, and a water-resistant enclosure. The perfect kit for developing any number of projects with a nice enclosure to keep everything neat-and-tidy. The Power Pack comes with an additional Buck Regulator, Diode, and Capacitor for a clean 5V @ 1.5A of power for the most demanding applications.

Chippernut goes Prime

6/12/2018

Chippernut has officially started it's amazon seller profile. We hope to add all our items to the Amazon ecosystem, available for Prime shipping, in the coming months. Check out our first product on Amazon today! The StarChip16 APA102 LED bar.

1000+ YouTube Subscribers

5/31/2018

Thanks to everyone for helping us reach 1000 subscribers on YouTube! That's pretty cool!

Introducing StarChip16 Ultra High Density LEDs

5/23/2018

StarChip16 Ultra High Density APA102 2020 LED Bar

$14.99

Teeny, Tiny, LEDs! These grain-of-sand sized LEDs are the APA102-2020 LED from APA Electronics. Measuring at only 2mm x 2mm each, we crammed 16 of them together to form this ultra-high-density LED bar that's only 1.5 wide and 3/8" thick.

These.
Are.
Freaking.
Cool.

We're excited to announce the first addition to the StarChip family of LED products: The StarChip16. This teeny, tiny rigid LED bar is just over 1-1/2" inches long and crams 16 LEDs along that length.

They are modular, too! So you can tile multiple of them together to make any length you require.

Fully compatible with the Chippernut Shift light and other Arduino projects. They come with a 4-pin header and VHB tape for mounting.

Check them out!!

Awesome install in a Mustang

5/10/2018

Amazing work by Speed of Sound, LLC. Check them out on Facebook and Instagram. They have some really awesome custom-fab stuff! Thanks for sharing!

The Mustang crowd doesn't see this every day. Matter of fact, they've never seen it. Always fun trying new tech, new processes, and new techniques.

A post shared by Alan Lindgren (@speedofsoundllc) on Feb 8, 2018 at 8:50pm PST

15% OFF POWERSHIFT SALE

4/11/2018

Get into gear for the 2018 season with a sale on all Chippernut products and accessories! This deal is for a limited time only. Sale expires on May 15th, 2018. Enter the coupon code during the checkout process

COUPON CODE:
POWERSHIFT

Sale expires 05/15/2018 - May 15th, 2018 - Does not apply to previous orders or purchases.

DIY Shift Light Kit (Unassembled) v3.1

$84.99 - $99.99

An unassembled, open-source, sequential shift light with hundreds of colors, 4 animations, fast operation, serial output, and OLED display.

ChipperKit Arduino Nano Development Kit with Enclosure

$19.99 - $29.99

Choose your own adventure! This Arduino Nano development kit comes with a Nano, custom Chippernut protoboard, headers, wires, standoffs, and a water-resistant enclosure. The perfect kit for developing any number of projects with a nice enclosure to keep everything neat-and-tidy. The Power Pack comes with an additional Buck Regulator, Diode, and Capacitor for a clean 5V @ 1.5A of power for the most demanding applications.

12" LED Extension Cable 4pin JST

$2.50

Sold out

Here we have a 12" (1 foot, 30cm) extension cable for the Chippernut LED strips. This 4-pin JST style connector makes it easy to remote mount your LED strip any distance away from the shift light controller. Chain multiple together for longer distances.

New 1-Minute Video of Shift Light

3/26/2018

I've been meaning to do this for a while: It's a short, fast-paced, 1-minute overview video of the primary features of the Chippernut Shift Light.

YouTube Videos featured
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdYh19ZW_Eo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0jbQpND3PA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNcnMWLXaT0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzVd5WT2xg0&t=110s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHLVCtCO7UI

Music Credit:
"Apex" by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/